design studio
HG’s foundation is in creative problem solvers that employ a collaborative crossdiscipline approach to ensure strong solutions for our clients. In our decades of design in Virginia, we have amassed a vast portfolio of work in all sectors, including healthcare, academic projects, residential, municipal, and private and public development.
design studio
Dave Gerstenmaier, PLA, ASLA
Rick Gorrell, PLA, ASLA
Charlene Harper, PE
For over 30 years, Dave has accumulated an extensive and award-winning portfolio in landscape architectural design and land planning in Virginia. He started his own firm in 1991, and built a reputation for effective project delivery balancing cost, time, and quality design. In 2000, he took the helm of H&G Landscape Architects in Richmond and catapulted the firm into the preeminent landscape architectural and land planning firm in the region. Clients appreciate Dave’s passion and responsiveness resulting from the small-size firm mindset, but creative ingenuity usually characteristic of a metropolitan practice that has distinguished the firm’s work.
Ricky has recently re-joined HG after working at an architecture firm and brings his considerable experience back to our team. In his 37 years’ experience as a landscape architect, Ricky has worked on private and public projects ranging from corporate headquarters to county libraries to large-scale residential estates. With a particular expertise in the areas of masterplanning, commercial development, and residential design, Ricky ’s ability to see the big picture combined with his eye for detail serves him well on a range of projects in academic,healthcare, municipal and private sectors.
Charlene has more than 22 years of experience in the fields of water resources and site development specializing in low impact development and innovative stormwater treatment designs, stormwater concepts for federal projects, and compliance strategies for MS-4 and industrial stormwater permit programs. Her work focuses on the reduction of environmental impacts due to the built environment both during and post-construction, as well as identifying opportunities for water quality and flood control retrofits. Charlene is an expert in the design and installation oversight of innovative stormwater treatment techniques such as green roofs, cisterns, permeable pavements, submerged gravel wetlands, and bioretention cells in addition to traditional treatment practices such as filters and basins.
President/Director of Design
Landscape Architect/Senior Associate
Director of Engineering/Design Partner
design studio 5701 Grove Avenue Richmond, VA 23226Â www.1hg.net